Immunoglobulin treatment in primary antibody deficiency
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Immunoglobulin treatment in primary antibody deficiency.
The primary antibody deficiency syndromes are characterised by recurrent respiratory tract infections and the inability to produce effective immunoglobulin (Ig) responses. The best-known primary antibody deficiencies are common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), X-linked agammaglobulinaemia (XLA), immunoglobulin G (IgG) subclass deficiency, and selective antibody deficiency with normal immunoglo...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0924-8579
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.11.027